Aerial spraying for EEE set in central NY county

Mosquitoe tested positive last week

More aerial spraying to kill mosquitoes is planned in a central New York county where Eastern equine encephalitis was found in one of the insects tested by state health experts last week.

The Oswego County Health Department says the spraying is scheduled for either Monday or Tuesday evening in a 10,000-acre area just north of Oneida Lake, 10 miles northeast of Syracuse.

The discovery of EEE last week in Oswego County was the first in 2012. Last year, a 4-year-old Oswego County girl died from EEE, a brain virus that also killed several horses and a dog in the same county.

Health officials advise residents in the spraying area to stay indoors and keep windows and doors closed for one hour after the spraying.

The Hammond Cove Shooting Range is owned by the State of Vermont. Officials said the state has taken measures over the years to limit the sounds of gunfire in surrounding communities. The Department of Fish & Wildlife said it’s going to do more.